Rotary snow remover



July 14, 1931. G. M. HINELENE 1 ROTARY SNOW REMOVER Filed Aug. 28, 19284 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor July 14, 1931. G. M. HINELINE ROTARY SNOWREMOVER Filed Aug. 28, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 m, Attorney July 14, 1931.G. M. HINELINE 1,814,695

ROTARY SNOW REMOVER Filed Aug. 28. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 In 0272 torimiyeflfli'neizkze Attorney July l4, 1931. s. M. HIN ELINE v 1,814,695

ROTARY SNOW REMOVER Filed Aug.- 2a, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Inventor fivgjzflilzeiz'ize Patented July 14, 1931 UNITED STATES GEORGE M. HINELINE,OF RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN ROTARY snow nnivrovnn Application filed August28, 1928. Serial No. 302,559.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in snow plows andhas for its prime object to provide a simple and efficient means forremoving snow from a road or highway, and means associated therewith fordischarging the snow removed from the road to the outside of-the highwayproper, thereby eliminating the process of ridging the snow along thetrack at each side of the highway, and thus leaving the highway clearand clean for another snow.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a snow. plow of the above mentioned character which is of such aconstruction as to enable the same to be readily attached to anystandard makes of tractor and to be driven by said tractor.

A further very important objectof the invention resides in the provisionof a snow remover of the above mentioned character which is thoroughlyreliable in operation, strong and durable, inexpensive to manufacture,compact and convenient in its arrangement of parts, easy to manipulate,and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in View, as will appear as thedescrip tion proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the snow remover, embodying the featuresof my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical view, taken through the floor anddischarge spout portion of the remover.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the snow remover. v

Figure 5 is a detail transverse section taken substantially on the line55 of Figure 4. Figure 6 is a transverse section through the spout.

Figure"? is a perspective view of an attachment bar, and

i Figure 8 is an enlarged detail elevation of the outer end of thedischarge spout.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that numeral 5denotes the two channel bars which are disposed in spaced coextensiverelationship, being attached to extensionframe chassis bars 6 of atractor 7 by means of elongated plates 8, bolted thereto as at 9. Theseframe bars 5 have their forward ends inclined downwardly and forwardly.A scoop S is mounted on thefforward portion of the bars 5 and includes abottom 10, having a downwardly bowed rear central portion 11,merging'into the bottom portion of a frusto-conieal'trough like flange12, which merges at its smaller rear end into a cylindrical fan casing 11, that is supported between the bars 5', by a cradle bar or structure15, which hasits ends fastened in the channels of the bar 5 as shown at5-. This fan casing 14 is braced, as at 15, in respect to an uprightinverted U-shaped frame 16,.rising from the rear portions of the bars 5and rigidly attached thereto. This upright frame member 16 is braced inrespect to the radiator of the tractor 7 as at 18. A centrifugalfan-like structure is mounted in the casing 14 and includes a pluralityof blades 19, radiating from a shaft 20, journaled in a bearing 21 inthe center rear wall of the casing. This fan has a conical shapeddeflector 23,. coaXially mounted thereon in respect to the fan. Atangential outlet 24 projects from the lower portion'ofthe casing to oneside and has hingedly connected thereto, as at 25, adischarge spout 26,of cylindrical construction. Opposite the hinge is a flexible covering27 of spherical segmental configuration between the outlet 24 andthespout 26. At the upper end of the spout 26 there is hingedly mount- 90ed as at 28, a plurality of sections 29, for directing the snow beingdischarged at the desired height.

A bracket rises from the top of the easing 14:, and support brackets 31and 32 with pulleys 33 and 34 respectively therein. A cable 35 istrained over the pulley 33 and connected to the end section 29 so thatthe sections may be collapsed or extended, these sections being normallyextended by springs 36. A cable 37 is trained over the pulleys 34c andattached to an intermediate portion of the spout 26, as at 38, so thatthe spout may be raised and lowered as desired.

It is thought that the construction, opera- I merely for the purposes ofexemplification,

because in actual practice it attains the features of advantageenumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the abovedescription. I Having thus described my invention,- what I claim as newis:

1. In a snow plow construction, a scoop, a fan casing havingan outlettherein, fan

in the casing, deflecting flange joining the scoop and fan casing, apair of spaced bars connected at then: forward ends to the scoop and attheir rear ends, adapted to be connected to vehicle chassis frame, acradle bar joined at the opposite ends to said bar, an intermediateportion of said cradle b'ar arranged in underlying abutment to the fancasing for supporting the latter, said spaced bars formed with inwardlydirected channels, the ends of the cradle bar being anchored tosaidchannels, an upright in'- verted U-shaped frame disposed rearwardlyof the fan casing and having the ends there of anchored to the spacedbars, and stra s secured to the U-shaped frame and the fan casing, forsupporting the fan casing.

- 2. In a snow plow construction, a forward: ly directed scoop, acircular fan casing, a fan in said casing, said fan easing having anoutlet, a rearwardly and inwardly directed deflector flange beneath therear portion of the scoop and the forward portion of the ca'slng, a pairof forwardly projectingspaced co-e'xtensive channel bars adapted to beconnected to the chassis frame of a vehicle at their rear ends andat'their forward ends tothe'scoop; a' cradleba'r having itsop posite'ends in the channels of said bars and having an intermediate portion ofsaid GEORGE M. HINELINE.

